India’s “legal” right to conduct nuclear tests has been fully preserved and the country has not made any commitment in this regard to gain the waiver from the NSG to participate in nuclear commerce, Anil Kakodkar, Chairman of the Atomic Energy Commission said on Saturday.

“There is no explicit mention of nuclear) testing (in the NSG waiver),” he told reporters here making it clear that the exemption granted to India by the 45-nation cartel met all requirements of t he Department of Atomic Energy.
“We have made no legal commitment (on nuclear tests),” Kakodkar said underlining that India has already made a unilateral, voluntary moratorium on conducting atomic tests.

Asked about the amendments India had to accept to win over sceptical NSG members, he said “there is nothing significant. You can see it for yourself when the waiver document is made public by the NSG shortly. It is a straightforward document.”